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<p>AUSTIN – On May 29, 2015 the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) began accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) as a result of the Presidential Disaster Declaration (FEMA 4223-DR) for Harris, Hays and Van Zandt counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) amended the notice for DUA on June 6, 2015 to include the following counties: Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Denton, Eastland, Fort Bend, Gaines, Guadalupe, Henderson, Hidalgo, Johnson, Milam, Montague, Navarro, Rusk, Smith, Travis, Wichita, Williamson and Wise.</p>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:35:19 +0000Steve Short52378 at http://tpr.orgFEMA Amends Disaster Declaration In TexasTexas Hit Hardest In March Unemployment Datahttp://tpr.org/post/texas-hit-hardest-march-unemployment-data
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in 23 U.S. states last month and rose in 12 as employers pulled back on hiring and a slowdown in oil and gas drilling caused big job losses in some states. The <a href="http://www.dol.gov/" target="_blank">Labor Department</a> said Tuesday that unemployment rates were unchanged in 15 states. Thirty-one state lost jobs while hiring picked up in just 18 states.</span></p><p>The biggest job cuts occurred in states with large oil and gas drilling, led by&nbsp;Texas, which lost 25,400 jobs, and followed by Oklahoma, which cut 12,900. Pennsylvania lost 12,700, the third largest loss. A sharp fall in oil prices since last June has caused oil and gas companies to cut back on drilling.</p><p>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:09:25 +0000Christopher S. Rugaber49656 at http://tpr.orgTexas Hit Hardest In March Unemployment DataIn Pennsylvania, Employment Booms Amid Oil And Natural Gas Busthttp://tpr.org/post/pennsylvania-employment-booms-amid-oil-and-natural-gas-bust
Lower oil and natural gas prices have the petroleum industry <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/03/03/390159176/in-houston-falling-oil-prices-spark-fears-of-job-cuts-beyond-energy" target="_blank">laying off tens of thousands of workers</a>. It looks like a <a href="http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES1021100001?data_tool=XGtable" target="_blank">decade-long trend</a> of job growth in the U.S. oil business may end.<p>But there are parts of the country where those job numbers are still rising.Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:29:00 +0000Jeff Brady49179 at http://tpr.orgIn Pennsylvania, Employment Booms Amid Oil And Natural Gas BustTexas Matters: Unemployment Still A Problem For Texas Minority Communitieshttp://tpr.org/post/texas-matters-unemployment-still-problem-texas-minority-communities
<p></p>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 21:16:27 +0000David Martin Davies47196 at http://tpr.orgTexas Matters: Unemployment Still A Problem For Texas Minority CommunitiesThe Source: Calls To Eliminate Social Welfare And Simply Cut A Checkhttp://tpr.org/post/source-calls-eliminate-social-welfare-and-simply-cut-check
<div>&nbsp;</div><div>Instead of making the poor navigate the dozens of different social welfare programs, would it just be better to cut a check for everyone?&nbsp;</div><div>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:25:33 +0000Paul Flahive 41345 at http://tpr.orgThe Source: Calls To Eliminate Social Welfare And Simply Cut A Check